Amgala 001 - tranche de météorite martienne shergottite - 0.44 g

Amgala 001 Découvert en 2022 à Saguia el Hamra, Sahara occidental TKW 34,67 kg

The University of Washington classified the meteorites as rare Martian Shergottite (olivine-phyric).

Zoned olivine phenocrysts (up to 2 mm in length) are set in a groundmass with variable grainsize composed predominantly of prismatic, zoned clinopyroxene and lath-like maskelynite, together with accessory alkali feldspar, pyrrhotite, ulvöspinel, chromite (with variable Ti content), ilmenite, baddeleyite and chlorapatite.

Shock stage: high
Weathering grade: low

0.44 g 12 x 11 x 1,8 mm

international meteorite collector association number #3503
scale cube is 1 x 1 x 1 cm